by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Engineering Technology is the 156th most popular major in the country with 4,676 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,419 and had an average of $23,567 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 316 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 261 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,972 and $17,699 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering technology. That schools that top this list have a program in general engineering technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california associate degree engineering tech students.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Pasadena City College landed the #1 spot on the list. Pasadena City College is a large public school situated in Pasadena, California. It awarded 232 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Pasadena City College
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Las Positas College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Livermore, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Las Positas College General Engineering Technology Report
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, City College of San Francisco landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in San Francisco, California, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Full City College of San Francisco General Engineering Technology Report
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Cabrillo College landed the #4 spot on the list. Cabrillo College is a public institution located in Aptos, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Cabrillo College
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Merced College landed the #5 spot on the list. Merced Community College District is located in Merced, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Merced College
Santa Ana College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California list. Located in Santa Ana, California, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Santa Ana College
With a ranking of #7, Allan Hancock College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California list. Allan Hancock College is a public institution located in Santa Maria, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Allan Hancock College General Engineering Technology Report
Butte College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California ranking. Located in Oroville, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Norco College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California list. Norco, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Chaffey College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Rancho Cucamonga, California, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Cerritos College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California list. Norwalk, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, San Joaquin Delta College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California list. Delta is a fairly large public school situated in Stockton, California. It awarded 0 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering Technology at San Joaquin Delta College
Imperial Valley College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California list. IVC is a public institution located in Imperial, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Imperial Valley College
American River College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California list. American River is a large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 0 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering Technology at American River College
College of San Mateo landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California ranking. College of San Mateo is a medium-sized school located in San Mateo, California that handed out 0 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full College of San Mateo General Engineering Technology Report
With a ranking of #12, Bakersfield College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California list. Bakersfield College is a public institution located in Bakersfield, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering Technology at Bakersfield College
College of Marin came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California ranking. College of Marin is located in Kentfield, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
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Shasta College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California list. Shasta College is a medium-sized public school situated in Redding, California. It awarded 0 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering Technology at Shasta College
Riverside City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California ranking, coming in at #12. Riverside City College is located in Riverside, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Riverside City College
National University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California ranking. National University is located in La Jolla, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full National University General Engineering Technology Report
Cerro Coso Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California list. Cerro Coso Community College is a small school located in Ridgecrest, California that handed out 0 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Cerro Coso Community College General Engineering Technology Report
Antelope Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California ranking, coming in at #12. Antelope Valley College is located in Lancaster, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Engineering Technology at Antelope Valley College
Ventura College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California ranking, coming in at #12. Ventura, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Ventura College
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